àba
NounMkpọọ
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Meanings
flatness; lying flat on the back Ọ tògbòlù àba He lay flat
Nounflatness; lying flat on the back; prone
Nominal Modifieriron hook for fastening windows or doors or joining a canoe, or used by medicine men, usually forced into ground
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Mkpọọ
- àba Mkpọọ — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
O dinara àba n'àkwà.
— He lay flat on his back on the bed.
Dina àba n'ala.
— Lie flat on the ground.
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